The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates ... Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX.

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Title: The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates ... Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX.
Author: Favyn, André.
Publication: London :: Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold,; 1623.
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The Two and Twentieth Tourney.

THis Tourney was celebrated by the Nobilitie of the Circle and Dukedome of Baeuaria, in the Citie of Ratisbonna, otherwise called Regenspourg (the Armes whereof are formerly obserued) the first Sunday after the Feast day of Saints Bar∣tholmew, in the yeare of Grace, One thousand three hundred fourescore and sixe∣teene.

The Kings of the said Tourney were these Knights.

William de Frawnberg. His Armes are noated before.

Gotthard de Egolfslein. Portoit d'Argent, a vne Teste d'Ours, tournee, de Sable, Mezal Tarre Cimier. Teste d'Ours. Lambrequins Argent & Sable.

In Germany there is another Family of the Sir name of Egolfsheim, which bea∣reth, D'Azur a vne Teste de Ly••n ailee d'Or (which are the Armes of Saint Marke of Venice, Qui porte d Argent à ladite Teste de Lyon ailee de Gueulles) Mezal Tarre Cimier, Demy Lyon aile d'Or. Lambrequins Azur, & Or.

Iohn de Landschaden, of whom the Armes are before in due place set downe▪

Erckinger de Rechenberg. De Gueulles, à vn Rasteau d'Or, mis en Pal. Mezal, Tarre, Cimier. Double Proboscide, de Gueulles, & entre deux vn Rasteau d'Or en Pal. Lambre∣quins, Argent & Gueules.

In Germany there is another Family of the same Sir-name, but of different Armes; Qui porte de Gueulles, à vne Teste de Belier tournee d'Or. Mezal, Tarre & Coronne. Cimier, Belier naissant tourne de Sable, aux Cornes d'Or. Lambrequins Gueulles, & Sable.